i need help building a collection of classics. i wanted to get them all from the same publisher or series so that they would be about the same size and fit nicely on a shelf.

my demands are simple:
hardbound (board, cloth or leather)
acid free paper
print that is at least 12 point (some places make their classics in tiny print, and thats no good)
and of course the chance to build the collection in small incerments (1 book at time or say 5 or even 10 at time)

thats it.

right now i am going for everymans library:

the only thing is that i have one book and even though on the site it says its acid free paper, the book itself doesnt say so and it doesnt feel like it.

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Mrs. Dalloway is a classic. I don't know if it fits your requirements though, I'm sure it would.

no that helps i will look into it.

i was asking, i guess i was unclear, for publishers and collections, like say dover classics or B&N classics and so on? hope that helps.

"racism is dead, it died when MLK walked on a bridge and freed the slaves. Now we have a socialist Kenyan president who is not an American and if anyone mentions race they are a reverse racist (while racism is dead, reverse racism is alive and well.) #whattheyteachyouatfox"

Hmm, the Wordsworth Classics are really cheap But I guess it is not acid-free paper Plus, the print will be too small.

Why are you so set on having a series though? I think you should just buy those titles that you think are worth reading. It is about individual books rather than collections, as collections are so subjective and always leave out books that you might consider classics and include books that you might not deem worthy of that status.

Hmm, the Wordsworth Classics are really cheap But I guess it is not acid-free paper Plus, the print will be too small.

Why are you so set on having a series though? I think you should just buy those titles that you think are worth reading. It is about individual books rather than collections, as collections are so subjective and always leave out books that you might consider classics and include books that you might not deem worthy of that status.

i want the set because... well they look nice together. and for most of these set you can get just the books you want, you just have to do some digging. but most places offer the books peice meal

"racism is dead, it died when MLK walked on a bridge and freed the slaves. Now we have a socialist Kenyan president who is not an American and if anyone mentions race they are a reverse racist (while racism is dead, reverse racism is alive and well.) #whattheyteachyouatfox"

I'd check with a local university or college librarian or classics
dept.

Ask them what publisher they use to get books from.

Since they have to keep the books for years and years in
the library or collections.

Good luck.

Sounds like a terrific project.

did not think to do that. i will definitely ask!!!

"racism is dead, it died when MLK walked on a bridge and freed the slaves. Now we have a socialist Kenyan president who is not an American and if anyone mentions race they are a reverse racist (while racism is dead, reverse racism is alive and well.) #whattheyteachyouatfox"

OK It's just that, I think the aesthetics of the story are more important than the aesthetics of the book shelf, but we might differ in opinion here

Anyways, I do think it is a very nice project. I have quite a few classics myself, but I do not often get around to reading them while in uni. One day

Oh, and if you come across a collection of (French) plays, please let me know

well you know, i usually get the books in audio form and read them way. so the books really are not all for reading, but there is some magical about god hardcover books that the files on my computer just dont have.

of course the contents matters but most of the classics i want i have read in audio already anyway, but still want to have them in print.

"racism is dead, it died when MLK walked on a bridge and freed the slaves. Now we have a socialist Kenyan president who is not an American and if anyone mentions race they are a reverse racist (while racism is dead, reverse racism is alive and well.) #whattheyteachyouatfox"

A private library is a library held by a private owner or owners rather than by a public institution, usually only for the use of a small number of people or one person. As with public libraries, some people use stamps, stickers, or embossers to show ownership of the items. Some people have sold or willed their private libraries to established institutions such as the Library of Congress.

The first libraries were all private, usually restricted to nobility, aristocracy, scholars, or theologians. Most of the surviving texts of the ancient world come from private libraries, as public libraries were subject to destruction during war.

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"racism is dead, it died when MLK walked on a bridge and freed the slaves. Now we have a socialist Kenyan president who is not an American and if anyone mentions race they are a reverse racist (while racism is dead, reverse racism is alive and well.) #whattheyteachyouatfox"

i want to build a personal library. the bibliophile is there to get across some of the reasons quality bound books matter.

"racism is dead, it died when MLK walked on a bridge and freed the slaves. Now we have a socialist Kenyan president who is not an American and if anyone mentions race they are a reverse racist (while racism is dead, reverse racism is alive and well.) #whattheyteachyouatfox"

You'll definitely want to go with Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, possibly The Stranger by Albert Camus (or the original French Version L'Étranger), and The Awakening by Kate Chopin is also a good choice as well.

"I knew I had it in me. And I knew if I fought hard enough, and I kept fighting, even if I kept falling, I was going to get up and do it."